Editing Worldpedia:Selected anniversaries/March 12 (section)

==Notes==
* [[1997 military memorandum]] appears on [[WP:Selected anniversaries/February 28|February 28]], so 1971 Turkish coup d'état should not appear in the same year
* [[Great Sheffield Flood]] appears on [[Wikipedia:Selected anniversaries/March 11|March 11]], so St Francis Dam should not appear in the same year
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'''[[March 12]]'''
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* [[1537]] – [[Croatian–Ottoman wars]]: After the execution of feudal lord [[Petar Kružić]], [[Kingdom of Croatia (Habsburg)|Croatian]] forces at [[Fortress of Klis|Klis]] '''[[Siege of Klis|surrendered]]''' to the Ottoman forces in exchange for their safe passage to northern locations. 
* [[1881]] – '''[[Andrew Watson (footballer, born 1856)|Andrew Watson]]''' ''(pictured)'' captained the [[Scotland national football team]] against [[England national football team|England]], becoming the world's first black international [[Association football|footballer]].
* [[1947]] – [[Cold War]]: U.S. president [[Harry S. Truman]] proclaimed the '''[[Truman Doctrine]]''' to help stem the spread of [[communism]].
* [[1952]] – British diplomat '''[[Hastings Ismay, 1st Baron Ismay|Lord Ismay]]''' was appointed the first [[Secretary General of NATO|secretary general of NATO]].
* [[1971]] – The [[Turkish Armed Forces]] executed a "'''[[1971 Turkish military memorandum|coup by memorandum]]'''", forcing the resignation of Prime Minister [[Süleyman Demirel]].
* [[2006]] – U.S. Army soldiers '''[[Mahmudiyah rape and killings|gang-raped a 14-year-old Iraqi girl and murdered her]]''' along with her family members.

{{Born and died list| '''[[William Henry Perkin]]'''<!--Engish chemist--> |b|1838| '''[[Gemma Galgani]]'''<!--Italian mystic/saint--> |b|1878|'''[[Zhao Wei]]'''<!--Chinese actress--> |b|1976| '''[[Arina Tanemura]]'''<!--Japanese artist-->|b|1978| }}

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